# Verona Rose

Catherine Verona Gordon (born 21 November 1984), known professionally as Verona Rose, is an English actress, comedian, television presenter and writer. She is known for writing and starring in various comedy series and for presenting the dating series Secret Crush on ITV2. She is also a regular fixture on British panel shows and was a contestant on the E4 series The Real Dirty Dancing in 2022.

## Life and career

Rose was born Catherine Verona Gordon on 21 November 1984 in Southampton, Hampshire. She is the sister of Tyrone Gordon, a rapper from Southampton. She studied theatre at the BRIT School and then at Brunel University before returning to her old secondary school in Southampton to cover drama. She made her acting debut in the 2010 online web series Pini as Olive, and the following year, Rose appeared in an episode of Doctors as Alexandria. Over the next few years of her career, Rose portrayed minor roles and appeared as an extra in various television series and short films including Hustle and EastEnders. In 2019, she co-wrote and starred in the web series Dick in Ibiza and Fully Blown alongside Donna Preston, and the pair also appeared on the Channel 4 series Pants on Fire together. She also starred in the series Infatuation - Island of Love. In 2020, Rose played various characters in sketch scenes for The Emily Atack Show and also appeared as a guest on Hey Tracey!.
In 2021, Rose began presenting the dating series Secret Crush on ITV2. She also appeared as various characters in the CBBC series Horrible Histories. In 2022, Rose competed as a contestant on the E4 reality series The Real Dirty Dancing and began appearing regularly on the comedy series Dating No Filter. She also portrayed Mogs in the Dave series Sneakerhead and appeared as Naomi in the fourth series of Netflix crime drama Top Boy. Rose also made guest appearances on Celebrity Juice and CelebAbility and is also set to appear in the film Finding Forever. In June 2022, Rose appeared on an episode of Pointless Celebrities alongside Bobby Seagull. They won the jackpot and Rose donated her money to the British Thyroid Foundation.

## Charity Work

In 2021, Rose joined the Celebs to record a cover of the Beatles classic "Let It Be", a song produced by Grahame and Jack Corbyn assisted by Stephen Large. The song was recorded at Metropolis Studios, in support of Mind, and released on 3 December 2021 by Saga Entertainment. Rose was part of a choir of celebrities including Georgia Hirst, Ivan Kaye, Anne Hegerty and Eunice Olumide who were backing EastEnders star Shona McGarty.
In September 2022, Rose rejoined The Celebs alongside Jo O'Meara and Anne Hegerty to mark the 40th anniversary of the Michael Jackson classic album Thriller and raise money for Great Ormond Street Hospital, with a new rendition of the title track, which was released on the independent record label Saga Entertainment and produced by Grahame and Jack Corbyn.

## Filmography

Key :
| † | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2010 | Pini | Olive | Web series; 2 episodes |
| 2011 | Doctors | Alexandria | Episode: "Gotcha!" |
| 2012 | Hustle | Girl at bar | Episode: "Ding Dong That's My Song" |
| 2014 | The Method of Love | Club extra | Film |
| 2014 | Wasteman Diaries | Keisha | Short film |
| 2014 | Clap! | Amy | Short film |
| 2014 | EastEnders | Vee | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | More Strange than True | Moth | Film |
| 2016–2017 | Forbidden Truth | Andrea | Television mini-series |
| 2017 | Our Little Haven | Vivian | Film |
| 2018 | Baby Shower | Verona | Film |
| 2019 | Dick in Ibiza | Keisha | Web series; also writer |
| 2019 | Fully Blown | Gap C | 3 episodes; also writer |
| 2019 | Pants on Fire | Herself | Contestant |
| 2019 | The Joy of Missing Out | Doctor | Episode: "Sam and the Case of Mistaken Identity" |
| 2020 | Infatuation - Island of Love | Jaade | Series regular |
| 2020 | Tuesday Afternoon Kitchen | Herself | Guest |
| 2020 | The Emily Atack Show | Various | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | Tinder Date Chronicles | Herself | Guest; 1 episode |
| 2020 | Loves Spell | Charmaine | Film |
| 2020 | Hey Tracey! | Herself | Guest; 1 episode |
| 2020 | Toys That Made Christmas Great | Herself | Documentary |
| 2020 | 8 Out of 10 Cats | Herself | Guest panellist; 1 episode |
| 2021 | The B@it | Unknown | Episode: "This Man Pays to be Treated like a Kebab" |
| 2021–present | Secret Crush | Herself | Presenter |
| 2021 | Horrible Histories | Various | 2 episodes |
| 2021 | Sorry, I Didn't Know | Herself | Guest panellist |
| 2021 | Britain's Favourite Toys | Herself | Documentary |
| 2021–present | Dating No Filter | Herself | Regular guest |
| 2022 | Top Boy | Naomi | Recurring cast |
| 2022 | Sneakerhead | Mogs | 1 episode |
| 2022 | The Real Dirty Dancing | Herself | Contestant |
| 2022 | Celebrity Juice | Herself | Guest panellist; 1 episode |
| 2022 | CelebAbility | Herself | Guest panellist; 1 episode |
| 2022 | Pointless Celebrities | Herself | Contestant |
| 2022 | Married at First Sight: Unveiled | Herself | Guest |
| 2022 | Finding Forever † | Leonie | Film |
| 2022 | Murder Ballads: How to Make It in Rock 'n' Roll † | Dionne | Film |